''Archive Collection Volume II'' is the second vault release from

Anthony Phillips Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician and composer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play more instruments, bef ...

, following '' Archive Collection Volume I'' in 1998. Compiled by Anthony Phillips and Jonathan Dann, it is a 2 CD selection of previously unreleased pieces and variations recorded from 1971 to 1988. It was released on 10 May 2004 on

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(UK) and was re-issued in Japan on Arcangelo Records as a limited edition mini-vinyl sleeve in December 2007. According to the liner notes, "Tregenna Afternoons" is a piece Ant invented to teach original

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drummer Chris Stewart how to play guitar. The track "''Fantomas'' opening theme" on CD2 features John Silver on drums. He was the second drummer for

and the inspiration for the song "Silver Song".

Track listing

Disc 1

# "Guitar Song" (demo, 1973) (1:58) # "The Anthem from Tarka" (demo, 1988) (3:47) # "Deep in the Night" (demo, 1977) (5:48) # "Bleak House" (instrumental mix, 1978) (6:13) # "Our Man in Japan" (library piece, 1979) (1:19) # "Child Song" (demo, 1973) (3:41) # "Old Wives Tale" (solo version, 1976) (4:45) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (i) "Leaping Salmon" (3:03) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (ii) "The Witching Hour" (1:20) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (iii) "Two Truths" (1:19) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (iv) "The Letter" (1:11) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (v) "Walpurgis Night" (1:03) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (vi) "Sweet Reaper" (1:01) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (vii) "Why Sinks This Cauldron?" (0:44) # "Scottish Suite II" (1973/76): (viii) "Her Last Sleepwalk" (0:46) # "Sally" (instrumental mix, 1982) (4:19) # "Windmill" (demo, 1971) (1:26) # "Tregenna Afternoons" (demo, 1973) (7:41) # "Lofty Vaults" (library piece, 1979) (1:21) # "Variation on a Theme of ''Fantomas''" (demo, 1973) (5:04) # "Picardy Pictures" (demo, 1972) (4:30) # "Polar Lights" (library piece, 1979) (1:34) # "The Ridolfi Plot" (demo, 1978) (6:15) # "Falling For Love" (instrumental mix, 1982) (3:35)

Disc 2

# "Highland Fling" (library piece, 1979) (1:34) # "Prelude #1" (1981) (1:37) # "Siesta" (1981) (1:54) # "Bubble & Squeak" (1981) (1:11) # "Guru" (instrumental mix, 1982) (4:43) # "Shady Arbours" (1974) (1:46) # "West Side Alice" (1983) (2:59) # "Vic's Tango" (demo, 1983) (4:16) # "Seven Long Years" (instrumental mix, 1976) (3:02) # "Romeo & Juliet" (library piece, 1976) (0:34) # "I Saw You Today" (1978) (4:43) # "The Anthem From Tarka" (alternate mix of demo, 1988) (1:01) # "Quadrille" (from ''Alice'') (1983) (2:57) # "Desert Suite" (1980): (i) "Sand Dance" (1:45) # "Desert Suite" (1980): (ii) "Pipelines" (1:08) # "Desert Suite" (1980): (iii) "End Theme" (1:40) # "''Fantomas'' opening theme" (film music, 1973) (2:31) # "Sistine" (instrumental mix, 1982) (3:45) # "Sisters of Remindum" (basic mix, 1977/78) (4:28) # "Will the Last Man Off the Ice Rink (Please Turn Out the Lights)" (1973) (1:20) # "Finale" (instrumental mix, 1982) (5:11)

Writing credits

All songs by Anthony Phillips except: * Track 2 on CD1 and Track 12 on CD2 by Anthony Phillips and Simon Heyworth * Tracks 3, 11 on CD1 and Track 6 on CD2 by Anthony Phillips and

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* Track 24 on CD1 and Track 13 on CD2 by Anthony Phillips and Richard Scott

Personnel

* Anthony Phillips - Guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals, drumbox, koto *

- 12-string guitar, bass * Andy McCulloch - Drums * John Silver - Drums * Richard Scott -

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* Joji Hirota - Percussion * John G. Perry - Bass *

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- Drums * Jeff Dunne - Drums * Martin Drover - Flugelhorn {{DEFAULTSORT:Archive Collection Volume Ii 2004 albums Anthony Phillips albums